The first phase of NRC licensing is the Generic Fundamentals Examination. “A Generic Fundamentals Examination (GFE) consists of 50 multiple-choice test items that examine applicant knowledge in three broad categories of nuclear power plant fundamentals: Components, Reactor Theory, and Thermodynamics. Each category contains several major topics, with multiple subtopics, or knowledges. Applicants must successfully pass the GFE with a score of 80 percent before they are eligible to take a facility-specific examination that if also successfully passed may lead to an NRC reactor operator license. The GFE web site provides access to all test items that have appeared on a GFE and all GFEs that have been administered since January 2001.” (http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operator-licensing/generic-fundamentals-examinations/general-information.html)
The screening for the questions and distracters’ is quite extensive as I have previously stated. When generating an exam, they use 80% questions directly from the bank, modify 10% and make up 10% new questions with the new and modified questions also meeting the same screening.
To keep up with the standard, the training department uses the same criteria for making our module quizzes and tests; however, occasionally the screening process is somewhat less than perfect as was evidenced by a question on our module final for thermodynamics.
The screening for the questions and distracters’ is quite extensive as I have previously stated. When generating an exam, they use 80% questions directly from the bank, modify 10% and make up 10% new questions with the new and modified questions also meeting the same screening.
To keep up with the standard, the training department uses the same criteria for making our module quizzes and tests; however, occasionally the screening process is somewhat less than perfect as was evidenced by a question on our module final for thermodynamics.
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